Mrs. Gates

Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year!

I am looking forward to a wonderful and exciting year!   My students and I will be part of Team "Lynx"!  This will be my 29th year at Northwestern Lehigh!  I taught for three years at our Junior/Senior High School and then moved to  the Middle School when it opened in 1992.  I graduated from Panther Valley High School in 1981. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education from Lock Haven University in 1985.  I received my Masters in Education in Reading and received a certification as a Reading Specialist from Kutztown University in 1992.  I have been married to my husband, Jeff, for 30 years:) We are the "proud parents" of a chocolate cocker spaniel, Juliett.  She was eight years old on July 6th. Jeff and I love to travel, especially to  historic sites and towns. We love college football and are Alabama fans- ROLL TIDE!  I also enjoy gardening, walking,  reading, and spending time with my family, especially my mother.